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London England [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Barnstaple, Devon [6]

Crewe, Cheshire [6]

Collingwood Victoria [5]

Islington, London [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Melbourne Victoria [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Footscray Victoria [4]

Hastings, Sussex [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Alstonville New South Wales [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Runcorn, Cheshire [3]

Auckland [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bunbury Western Australia [2]

Cambridge [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Congleton, Cheshire [2]

Cooma New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Dukinfield [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Erpingham, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [2333]

Gunner [260]

Serjeant [205]

Driver [195]

Corporal [188]

Sapper [175]

Second Lieutenant [158]

Lance Corporal [104]

Captain [78]

Lieutenant [76]

Acting Serjeant [38]

Acting Corporal [34]

Major [32]

Pioneer [32]

Bombardier [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Colour Serjeant [12]

Guardsman [12]

Rifleman [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Staff Nurse [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Sister [7]

Trooper [7]

Temporary Captain [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Drummer [5]

Worker [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Reverend [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Forewoman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

4th Class Chaplain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303]

Army Service Corps [300]

Royal Engineers [268]

Labour Corps [239]

Royal Garrison Artillery [151]

Royal Army Medical Corps [136]

London Regiment [133]

Machine Gun Corps [102]

Manchester Regiment [96]

Cheshire Regiment [86]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81]

Liverpool Regiment [69]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Leicestershire Regiment [60]

Rifle Brigade [60]

Gloucestershire Regiment [58]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58]

Durham Light Infantry [55]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Royal Army Service Corps [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [47]

Northumberland Fusiliers [44]

Suffolk Regiment [43]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [42]

Norfolk Regiment [42]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42]

North Staffordshire Regiment [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment [40]

Lincolnshire Regiment [39]

Essex Regiment [36]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [36]

Royal Naval Division [36]

Lancashire Fusiliers [34]

Welsh Regiment [34]

Yorkshire Regiment [34]

South Staffordshire Regiment [33]

South Wales Borderers [33]

Canadian Infantry [32]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Army Veterinary Corps [30]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Grenadier Guards [27]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3755]

Royal Navy [321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [304]

Australian Imperial Force [213]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [5062]

B [8]

M [3]

D [2]

F [2]

A [1]

N [1]

R [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4956]

Merchant Navy [88]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [111]

New Zealand [2]

Canada [1]

Jamaica [1]

Kenya [1]

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Place of birth

London England [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] London, Middlesex, England [9] Sydney New South Wales [8] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Barnstaple, Devon [6] Crewe, Cheshire [6] Collingwood Victoria [5] Islington, London [5] London, Middlesex [5] Melbourne Victoria [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Footscray Victoria [4] Hastings, Sussex [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Alstonville New South Wales [3] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham England [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Nottingham [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Runcorn, Cheshire [3] Auckland [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bunbury Western Australia [2] Cambridge [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Congleton, Cheshire [2] Cooma New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Dukinfield [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Erpingham, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [2333] Gunner [260] Serjeant [205] Driver [195] Corporal [188] Sapper [175] Second Lieutenant [158] Lance Corporal [104] Captain [78] Lieutenant [76] Acting Serjeant [38] Acting Corporal [34] Major [32] Pioneer [32] Bombardier [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Colour Serjeant [12] Guardsman [12] Rifleman [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Acting Bombardier [10] Company Serjeant Major [10] Staff Nurse [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Sister [7] Trooper [7] Temporary Captain [6] Acting Captain [5] Drummer [5] Worker [5] Able Seaman [4] Company Sergeant Major [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Reverend [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Forewoman [3] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 4th Class Chaplain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brigadier General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [303] Army Service Corps [300] Royal Engineers [268] Labour Corps [239] Royal Garrison Artillery [151] Royal Army Medical Corps [136] London Regiment [133] Machine Gun Corps [102] Manchester Regiment [96] Cheshire Regiment [86] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81] Liverpool Regiment [69] Royal Fusiliers [63] Leicestershire Regiment [60] Rifle Brigade [60] Gloucestershire Regiment [58] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [58] Durham Light Infantry [55] Middlesex Regiment [51] Royal Army Service Corps [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [47] Northumberland Fusiliers [44] Suffolk Regiment [43] Worcestershire Regiment [43] King's Royal Rifle Corps [42] Norfolk Regiment [42] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [42] North Staffordshire Regiment [41] West Yorkshire Regiment [40] Lincolnshire Regiment [39] Essex Regiment [36] Royal Irish Fusiliers [36] Royal Naval Division [36] Lancashire Fusiliers [34] Welsh Regiment [34] Yorkshire Regiment [34] South Staffordshire Regiment [33] South Wales Borderers [33] Canadian Infantry [32] The Queen's Regiment [32] Devonshire Regiment [31] Army Veterinary Corps [30] Hampshire Regiment [30] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Grenadier Guards [27] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] Northamptonshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3755] Royal Navy [321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [314] Canadian Expeditionary Force [304] Australian Imperial Force [213] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [61] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [5062] B [8] M [3] D [2] F [2] A [1] N [1] R [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4956] Merchant Navy [88] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [111] New Zealand [2] Canada [1] Jamaica [1] Kenya [1]

Ernest Cooke

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296807

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Stephen Cooke

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120708

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William Cooke

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101547

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Herbert Davis Cooke

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72965

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Alfred Harry Cooke

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306164

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John Cooke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121255

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George Percy Cooke

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87156

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Albert Edward Cooke

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282407

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John Edward Cooke

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19450

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Joseph Clay Cooke

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57206

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William Fredrick Cooke

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2469 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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Charles James Cooke

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 12823 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Richard Cooke

Born 1863

Died 1919

British Army 62914 Private South Lancashire Regiment 17th Battalion

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Thomas John Cooke

Born 1872

Died 1917

Royal Navy Depot/315 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry R M Depot Deal

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Thomas Cooke

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 21758 Company Serjeant Major Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 95036 Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2/4th bn

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John Howard Cooke

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport, attached to Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Alfred Mitchemer Cooke

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102991

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Richard James Cooke

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198015

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Joseph Thomas Cooke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162255

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Frank Cooke

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107507

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